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Certification
Good forest management -- much more than certification.
RISI Environmental Matters, July 20, 2011
Amidst charges of greenwashing, report compares FSC, SFI ForestEthics: SFI "Misleading"; SFI: ForestEthics peddles "pulp fiction."
Forestry Source May 2011, p. 1, 3. 2011
The
environmental group ForestEthic released a report in late 2010 titled
"SFI: Certified Greenwash". This article reports on this and
other reports on certification.
Differences
between the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and Sustainable Forestry
Initiative (SFI) certification standards for forest management.
Kathryn Fernholz, Dr. Jim Bowyer, Dr. Sarah Stai, Dr. Steve Bratkovich, Dr. Jeff Howe.
March 28, 2011, Dovetail Partners Inc.
Significant
changes have occurred with the major certification programs in recent
years and it is increasingly difficult to differentiate between
certification systems in North America.
Forest Certification: a status report.
Kathryn Fernholz, Dr. Jeff Howe, Dr. Steve Bratkovich, Dr. Jim Bowyer. March 23, 2010. Dovetail Partners Inc.
This
report reviews the current status of forest certification programs,
summarizes changes that have occurred over the past 6 years and
speculates on what the future may bring in terms of opportunities and
challenges.
Family Forest Certification in the United States: Program and Activity Updates.
Kathryn Fernholz, Dr. Jim Bowyer, & Dr. Steve Bratkovich.
November 25, 2008. Dovetail Partners, Inc.
Summarizes recent developments within the American Tree Farm System
(ATFS) and the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), and identifies the
next steps that are needed to continue to grow family forest owner
participation.
Updated: July 23, 2011
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